milkmaid":2gafyvdn said:As to why - a friend near me has lost close to a half-dozen cows to this, and has another half-dozen that are suspected to be coming down with it. I'm kinda looking for the vaccine for my own use (would hate to lose cows to it, after seeing his herd) and also I know he'd like to vaccinate the remainder of his herd for it, if possible. If I can find out how to get the vaccine I'll let him know as well.
Antibiotics are of little value as the disease is cause by the preformed toxin and not the bacteria. Antitoxin is available but is very expensive and only stops the progression of the clinical disease.